Scrapping Computer Question - (Cases what do you do with your's)

Originally Posted by CarolinaEwaste

I dont know wheather your are paying for computers or not but if you are your also paying for the cases. Either way your giving away money. 20 cases is approx $30 worth of steel maybe more maybe less depends on the size.

The last time I checked prices north of Denver it was $160 per ton. Figuring with the cases I have that comes out to $1.02 each = $20.40 les gas $5.35. That would only leave $15.05 for a 28 mile round trip and an hour driving time plus loading unloading and storage.
Plus their hours suck cause I can only go Saturday's their busy day so add two trips through the scale line. Last time that was around 15 min each wait.

Those numbers just don't work for me. Unless my math is off its just not worth my time. So far all the computers have been free. And I have given about 4 loads away.
I wish somebody would make a deal even at 1/2 the scrap price I would work only with them. Dreams but not yet.

Originally Posted by twmart

The last time I checked prices north of Denver it was $160 per ton. Figuring with the cases I have that comes out to $1.02 each = $20.40 les gas $5.35. That would only leave $15.05 for a 28 mile round trip and an hour driving time plus loading unloading and storage.
Plus their hours suck cause I can only go Saturday's their busy day so add two trips through the scale line. Last time that was around 15 min each wait.

Those numbers just don't work for me. Unless my math is off its just not worth my time. So far all the computers have been free. And I have given about 4 loads away.
I wish somebody would make a deal even at 1/2 the scrap price I would work only with them. Dreams but not yet.

Well before you give the next load away tell the guy you want .30 to .50 for each case. You would get a little money and he would still do ok.